Majority of Americans disapprove of US strikes on Iran: New poll

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26-06-2025

A majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, according to a new CNN poll released a day after an overseas American air base was targeted in apparent retaliation.
The survey found 56% of respondents disapprove of the U.S. strike on Iran on Saturday, June 21, in which American warplanes dropped over a dozen bombs on three Iranian nuclear sites a little over a week after Israel launched a surprise air attack on Tehran. Those who strongly disapproved of the decision outpaced the share who strongly approved of the strikes, according to to the poll conducted by CNN and SSRS.
Nearly all of the interviews were completed before Iran launched retaliatory strikes on Monday, June 23 that targeted a U.S. air base in Qatar, surveyors said, and all interviews were done before Trump's announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel Tuesday morning, June 24.
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A significant majority of those surveyed − 80% − said they were following the developments somewhat or very closely, and about 6 in 10 respondents said they were worried that the strikes will increase the threat to the U.S. from Iran. 55% said they do not trust Trump's decision making on using force with Iran, while 45% said they do.
"Sharp partisan divides cut through nearly every question asked in the survey," CNN wrote, with Democrats broadly opposed to the strikes while most Republicans said they support them, with the caveat that "younger GOP supporters and Republican-leaning independents are more skeptical than others in their party."
The poll found 60% of independents and 80% of Democrats disapprove of the decision to take military action in Iran. In contrast, 82% of Republican respondents largely approve of the action.
Trump's strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities effectively entered the U.S. into a war that Israel started on June 13 when it began bombing Iranian nuclear and military infrastructure. Israel said it helped the U.S. coordinate and plan the strikes.
The study was conducted June 22-23, surveying a panel of 1,030 adults 18 or older via text message. The margin of error is ±3.5 points at a 95% confidence level.
The CNN poll comes on the heels of a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on June 23, finding only 32% of respondents in support of continued U.S. airstrikes in the conflict. Like the CNN results, divisions were similarly stark across party lines, with 62% of Republicans backing further strikes and just 22% opposed.
Kathryn Palmer is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at [e-mail] and on X @KathrynPlmr.
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